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Industry News
Dr. Werner Faber Appointed to EPCOS Management Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
APEC 2006 Moves to Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Arrow Appoints Steve Session for Power Supply Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Fairchild Motion-SPM Chosen by Toshiba Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Power-One RoHS Lead-Free Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Freescale Automated Meter Reading System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ON Semiconductor Launches New Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
TI Unveils Next-Generation Point-of-Load Power Modules with Ultra-Fast Transient Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
High Temperature Packaging, Problem or Resource, Dr. Thomas Stockmeier, Semikron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Marketwatch
New Xbox: Power Design a Win for ONand for Discretes, Chris Ambarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Cover Story
Integration of Power Devices, Toru Araki and Robert Wietr, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Features
Portable PowerMaximize Battery Run Time in a Portable Media Player, Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology . . . . . . . . . .20
Power ManagementMost Efficient Low Power Chargers, Richard Fassler, Power Integrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Industrial Electronics II
Next Generation IGCTs with Increased SOA, Th. Stiasny, P. Streit, M. Rahimo, E. Carroll, ABB Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Active Miller Clamp and 2 Level Turn off Features, Jean-Francois Garnier and Anthony Boimond, ST Microelectronics . . . . . . .38
Novel SOI Driver for Low Power Drive Applications, R. Keggenhoff, Z. Liang, Andre Arens, P. Kanschat, R. Rudolf,
Infineon Technologies
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Applying One Cycle Control, Stephen Oliver, International Rectifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Voltage Detector for Dangerous Voltage, Thomas Peyrouzet, ABB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
New Products
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Member
Representing
Eric Carroll
ABB Switzerland
Arnold Alderman
Anagenesis
Heinz Rüedi
CT-Concept Technology
Claus Petersen
Danfoss
Dr. Reinhold Bayerer
eupec
Chris Rexer
Fairchild Semiconductor
Dr. Leo Lorenz
Infineon Technologies
Davin Lee
Intersil
Eric Lidow
International Rectifier
David Bell
Linear Technology
Member
Representing
Rüdiger Bürkel
LEM Components
Ralf J. Muenster
Micrel
Paul Greenland
National Semiconductor
Kirk Schwiebert
Ohmite
Christophe Basso
On Semiconductor
Balu Balakrishnan
Power Integrations
Dr. Thomas Stockmeier Semikron
Uwe Mengelkamp
Texas Instruments
Peter Sontheimer
Tyco Electronics
Power Systems Design Europe Steering Committee Members
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E U R O P E 2
Power Systems Design Europe November 2005
The first signs of cold weather makes me
wish I was back in California. The California
trip gave me a new perspective of what the
new world does different than the old world.
It was special for me to have the opportunity to
meet with some of the steering committee mem-
bers of Power Systems Europe Magazine. The
wisdom of age, Mr. Eric Lidow the founder of
International Rectifier has always something
fascinating to tell me. Mr Lidow started his
career in the old world before semiconduc-
tors had been the efficient switches for elec-
tronics. His work and his company in the new
world has made a major contribution for semi-
conductors for more efficient use of energy
resources. In the beginning IR started with the
discretes in electronic. The industrial side is
important for discrete electronics and this issue
has part II of our focus on the applications in
industrial electronics. Here is a quick synopsis
of this months technical features.
Mitsubishi reviews the power chip concepts
such as Reverse Conducting IGBT (RC-IGBT)
and Reverse Blocking IGBT (RB-IGBT). Both
are an integration of the IGBT and the Diode
into one chip.
To improve performance and reduce the size
and cost of power electronic systems, the
development trend in high power semiconduc-
tors continues towards higher current and volt-
age capabilities. The IGCT is no exception and
in ABB article, the high SOA capability of a new
range of IGCTs with voltages up into the kilo-
volt range is described.
By managing the Miller effect in an active
way and using a 2-step turn-off sequence, new
devices from STMicroelectronics simplify IGBT
driving, and help system designers to build reli-
able and cost-effective solutions for 1200V
3-phase applications.
Eupec developed a novel 600 V/0.3 A 6-pack
IGBT/MOSFET driver IC named 6ED003L06-
F based on the SOI technology. It realizes 3-
phase level-shift, gate drive and protection func-
tions in a single IC with reduced chip size and
improved performance such as the robustness
to negative transient voltage.
IRs One Cycle Control (OCC) eliminates the
requirement for a sinusoidal current reference.
Instead, by assuming the modulation voltage
produced by the voltage error amplifier is con-
stant during a given switching cycle.
The LTC3455 seamlessly manages power
flow between an AC adapter, USB cable and
Li-ion battery, while complying with USB power
standards, all from a 4 x 4mm QFN package for
portable applications.
The LinkSwitch-LP family from Power
Integrations is designed specifically to replace
unregulated supplies that deliver up to three
watts of power. Supplies using these new
ICs require only 14 components, making
them the simplest switched-mode chargers
available anywhere.
This first version of VD1500 detector from
ABB allows the operator maintenance to check
the presence of a dangerous voltage up
to 1500V d.c. nominal or 1000V a.c. under
certain conditions.
As always, I hope to see you at one of the
upcoming trade events.
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Bodo Arlt
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